IOT Packing List confirmed!

Finally confirmed the IOT Kit packing list! This packing list contains all the "toys" that participants of the upcoming Programming Internet of Things (IoT) course will get. Its a huge list and we have taken much effort to ensure that it works well with our code. At the same time, we feel that all these gadgets will allow you to build more interest IoT projects. 

You can download the list here.

Course Fee

S$1897 (nett; no GST)

If your company is sponsoring you for the training, your company can enjoy 400% tax deductions/ allowances and/or 60% cash payout for investment in innovation and productivity improvements under the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme. For more details, check out the Productivity and Innovation Credit page. 

Schedules

Start Date	End Date	Details	Category
Mon Jun 15 2015 CONFIRMED	Tue Jun 16 2015	PDF
Thu Sep 17 2015	Fri Sep 18 2015	PDF

Venue

Bayview Hotel Singapore
30 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189621  

If your company requires in-house training, you can contact us to customize the topics to meet your training requirements. We train worldwide! We have conducted customized classes in the United States, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand.

NEW COURSE - IOT101 – 2-Day Programming the Internet of Things (IOT) - $1897

Internet of Things (IoT) has been the buzzword for the recent years and is set to explode in the year of 2015. IoT is a network of objects or “things” that are interconnected by exchanging data with one another. These “things” are
typically sensors or devices that have their own dedicated uses – for example, motion sensors, gas sensors, beacons, barometers, etc. The real value of IoT is in the use of the data collected – analysis can be made on the data collected to analyze trends/shifts in atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, etc.

In this course, participants will learn how to build various IoT systems by using the Raspberry Pi as the base collection point. The Raspberry Pi is an excellent candidate for IoT projects because it can run a full Web server and database server. Participants will learn how to create projects that save the data onto MySQL databases, and access them remotely through the Web using the PHP programming language.

Course fee includes the IOT Starter Kit containing all the various sensors, devices, and Raspberry Pi used in the course. Participants will be able to bring back the IOT Starter Kit for their own use.

Topics
• Programming languages covered
    o Crash course on PHP and MySQL
    o Crash course on Python
• Systems you will build
    o How to build a Student Attendance System using NFC (Near Field Communication)
    o How to build a Proximity Sensing System using beacons
    o How to build a Surveillance System using Webcams
    o How to build a Smoke/Gas Detection System using smoke/gas sensors
    o How to build a Motion Detection System using motion sensor and pi-cam
    o How to build a Short Text Display System using LED panels and a breadboard
• You will learn
    o How to write data collected from devices into a MySQL database
    o How to access the data from the Web using PHP
    o How to write Python scripts to build the various IoT systems

Course Fee

S$1897 (nett; no GST)

If your company is sponsoring you for the training, your company can enjoy 400% tax deductions/ allowances and/or 60% cash payout for investment in innovation and productivity improvements under the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme. For more details, check out the Productivity and Innovation Credit page. 

Schedules

Start Date	End Date	Details	Category
Mon Jun 15 2015	Tue Jun 16 2015	PDF

Venue

Bayview Hotel Singapore
30 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189621  

If your company requires in-house training, you can contact us to customize the topics to meet your training requirements. We train worldwide! We have conducted customized classes in the United States, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Courses for Sep and Oct 2014

Sep 2014

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8 HRD101 – Getting Started with Raspberry Pi S$699/pax CONFIRMED	9-10 AND101 – Foundation of Android Programming S$1,097/pax CONFIRMED		11 AND303 – Advanced Android – Bluetooth Low Energy Programming S$699/pax CONFIRMED	12 AND302 – Advanced Android - Developing NFC Apps S$699/pax CONFIRMED	13
14	15-16 WEB103 – Web Development using PHP and MySQL S$1,097/pax       CONFIRMED		17 WEB102 – Web Development using HTML5 S$699/pax CONFIRMED	18-19 AND304 – Android Wear Programming S$1,495/pax CONFIRMED		20
21	22-23 IOS102 – Learn Swift Programming S$1,097/pax CONFIRMED		24-25 IOS101 – Foundation of iPhone Programming S$1,097/pax		26 IOS301 – Advanced iOS – Programming iBeacon in iOS 7 using Bluetooth Low Energy S$699/pax CONFIRMED	27
28	29-30 Sep, 1 Oct MOB101 – Writing Cross Platform iOS and Android Apps using Xamarin and C# S$1,695/pax

Oct 2014

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	29-30 Sep, 1 Oct MOB101 – Writing Cross Platform iOS and Android Apps using Xamarin and C# S$1,695/pax			2 AND305 – Developing Android UI S$699/pax	3	4
5	6	7-8 IOS102 – Learn Swift Programming S$1,097/pax		9-10 IOS101 – Foundation of iPhone Programming S$1,097/pax		11
12	13-14 AND101 – Foundation of Android Programming S$1,097/pax		15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

IOS301 – Programming iBeacon using Bluetooth Low Energy

In recent years, we have seen a proliferation of Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) devices. Bluetooth LE, as it name implies, uses low energy for transmitting data.  This is very useful for devices that require long-battery life, such as heart rate monitor, temperature sensors, etc.  In iOS, Bluetooth LE functionalities are encapsulated in the Core Bluetooth Framework. Using the Core Bluetooth Framework, you can now write Bluetooth-enabled iOS applications that are able to communicate with Bluetooth LE devices. 

n iOS 7, Apple has taken Bluetooth LE one step further with the introduction of iBeacon. iBeacons are physical devices that use Bluetooth LE to continuously transmit its location.  When an iBeacon-enabled iOS application detects the presence of an iBeacon, the application will be sent a notification. Using the data transmitted by the iBeacons, the application can calculate the distance the user is away from the iBeacon. This is very useful for building location-based services that targets the insides of a building (such as malls and hospitals), where traditional location-based techniques are not quite adequate in knowing which floor a user is at. 

Venue

Bayview Hotel

Fee
S$699 (nett; no GST)
* Includes lunch and 2 tea-breaks

Date

1 Aug 2014 (Fri) 

26 Sep 2014 (Fri)

Time
9am to 5pm

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of programming

Course Outline and Application Form
Download here.

AND303 - Android Bluetooth Low Energy Programming

Come and join us in this course on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) programming on Android. You will learn how to connect to BLE devices so that you can retrieve information like temperature, gyroscope readings, bearings, etc. You will also learn how to scan for iBeacons, an Apple technology that provides location services.

Best of all, you will get a Ti SensorTag for this course, which you can bring home after the course.

Venue

Bayview Hotel

Fee
S$699 (nett; no GST)
* Includes lunch and 2 tea-breaks

Date

11 Sep 2014 (Thu)

Time
9am to 5pm

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of programming

Course Outline and Application Form
Download here.

Raspberry Pi Model B+

Raspberry Pi has just announced their new improved model of Raspberry Pi - Raspberry Pi Model B+.

The Model B+ uses the same BCM2835 application processor as the Model B. It runs the same software, and still has 512MB RAM; 

Here are some of the key improvements:

• More GPIO. The GPIO header has grown to 40 pins, while retaining the same pinout for the first 26 pins as the Model B.

• More USB. It now has 4 USB 2.0 ports, compared to 2 on the Model B, and better hotplug and overcurrent behaviour.

• Micro SD. The old friction-fit SD card socket has been replaced with a much nicer push-push micro SD version.

• Lower power consumption. By replacing linear regulators with switching ones the  power consumption has been reduced by between 0.5W and 1W.

• Better audio. The audio circuit incorporates a dedicated low-noise power supply.

• Neater form factor. They have aligned the USB connectors with the board edge, moved composite video onto the 3.5mm jack, and added four squarely-placed mounting holes.

For the Raspberry Pi course on the 8 Sep 2014, I will be using the new Raspberry Pi Model B+. Details as follows:

Venue

Bayview Hotel

Fee
S$699 (nett; no GST)
* Includes lunch and 2 tea-breaks

Date

8 Sep 2014 (Mon)

Time
9am to 5pm

Course Outline and Application Form
Download here.

Ti SensorTag now supports iBeacon!

Good news! The Ti SensorTag is now also an iBeacon! With a firmware update, you can now enable your Ti SensorTag to act as an iBeacon. Come and attend out Bluetooth Low Energy course on the date below and get a Ti SensorTag when you sign up!

18 June 2014

AND303 – Advanced Android – Bluetooth Low Energy Programming

S$699/pax

Slides for my presentation on Bluetooth Low Energy and iBeacons programming in Riga, Latvia - 12 Feb 2014

I presented a session on Bluetooth Low Energy and iBeacons programming in Riga, Latvia on the 12 Feb 2014. If you did not make it for the event, here is the slide deck that I used for my presentation.